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  • 1500 BCE

    Hinduism

    The birth of Hinduism
  • 1300 BCE

    Hinduism in Nepal

    Nepal has the second largest Hindu population in the world
  • 600 BCE

    Shintoism

    Birth of Shintoism
  • 551 BCE

    Confucianism

    Birth of Confucius
  • 500 BCE

    Buddhism

    The Birth of Buddhism
  • 476 BCE

    Acceptance of Confucianism into the government

  • 475 BCE

    Legalism

    Birth of Legalism
  • 400 BCE

    Roots of Taoism

  • 250 BCE

    Buddhism accepted by the government

  • 246 BCE

    Legalism accepted by Chinese government

  • 185 BCE

    Spread of Buddhism

  • 200

    Taoism considered a religion by the Han Dynasty

  • 450

    Taoism spreads through Asia during the Tang Dynasty

  • Oct 25, 600

    Spread of Confucianism

  • Re-Assertion of Hinduism in British-India

    Beginning of the 19th century Indian modernists protest Hinduism as a major asset of Indian civilization.